Optimal consolidation of municipalities: An analysis of alternative designs

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-119

  Carey, Malachy ^c   Srinivasan, Ashok ^a   Strauss, Robert P ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL SERVICES; MODELLING APPROACH; OPTIMAL SIZE; PLANNING TECHNIQUE; SERVICE PROVISION;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA, ALLEGHENY COUNTY;

EID: 0030440987     PISSN: 00380121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0121(95)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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